Youspeak - Your facebook password

I just heard that employers were asking potential employees for their Facebook passwords. Apparently some people have said no and then they're not getting jobs. Is it right that their asking? Not really. Future employees are complying to it and are giving their passwords so its competing with everyone who is like, no that is not right. So I don't know what to do 'cause I'm a senior and I'm about to go into the work force and I personally don't want to give out my password. I can understand both sides of the issue, you know, the employer wants to see whether or not their employee is reflecting the company's mission and their values, but on the other side, I wouldn't give my password to my employer because I exercise my right to make my Facebook posts private, and unless I add you as a friend you shouldn't have access to what I post. Why do you need my password to my Facebook? You want to see my tagged pictures? My messages in my inbox? If you have things on private, it's for a reason, its because you don't want everyone to see it. In my case, employers will check Facebook anyway. In my opinion, if they want to friend me on Facebook , absolutely. I would comply if an HR person requested to be my friend on Facebook, but if someone asked me for my password, I don't think I would. I would find somewhere else to work. I don't think that they have the right to ask for a password. That's something that you own. I think I would actually probably have no Facebook rather than give up , I'd rather delete my account and then take the job. I'd feel a lot safer because than I wouldn't have anything to worry about. As a candidate for a job you don't open your whole life to someone. I think there is something to be said for the fact that you should represent the company as much as you can, but there should be a separation between what you do at work and what you do at home. It's unnecessary at this point. LinkedIn is probably as much information as you need to know, but Facebook? That's a little bit too personal. People who are looking for work are in a little bit of a desperate situation that's like, "well what if I say no and I don't get the job?" If it comes to it, would I get a job versus a person who did give it? So, I don't know. It asks a lot of questions.